deromanticize

[ dee-roh-man-tuh-siz ]

verb (used with object),de·ro·man·ti·cized, de·ro·man·ti·ciz·ing.

to remove the romantic, ideal, or heroic aura from.

Origin of deromanticize

¹

de- + romanticize

Also especially British, de·ro·man·ti·cise .

Words Nearby deromanticize

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